NOODLE BOX

Go to noodle box. All you have to do is got to Australia! This is a quick post. And here is the link. CHUBBY ASIAN BIRD.

GOODBYE!

Graduation!! We are taking the next step to moving on to our future. This blog has given me many opportunities to express how I feel and to practice something I love, writing. I want to thank my English teacher, Mr. Vega. With all his writing assignments, he made me a stronger writer and he made me love it even more then I did before I came into his class. So I want to thank him very much for that. Even though I mess with him and say things like he’s weird and have funny hair, I think he is a really good teacher, and an even better person. I hope to see him after graduation.

           

            With everything that Mr. Vega taught me, I know that when I go to college, I want to continue writing and continue on with my stories.

            And Mr. Vega, I proved you wrong. I go an eight on both writing tests! A big part of the reason is because of you! Thank you!

Bowl of noodles in an Asian restaurant

When you go to an Asian restaurant most people tend to order some kind of noodle soup. If you are not Asian it is very hard for you to eat a bowl of noodles in public without being judged. Most people typically order the soup that is most familiar to them. But others sometimes want to take a risk an order something very different from what they are use to. If they are to do this they need to follow these 5 steps to avoid being judged by other people.


Step #1
When you are ordering a bowl of noodles it is very important not to ask questions about it. When you are in an Asian restaurant do not ask questions like what does this have in it. It is easy for you just to say what number you want and get it over with. The waiter or waitress will get very annoyed if you keep asking questions about it. They might go in the back and make fun of you and call you a Chubby Asian bird. It is very simple: pick what you want, order it, and most of all do not ask questions.


Step #2
Usually ordering soup takes about 10 to 30 minutes depending on what kind of soup you order. It does not matter what kind of soup you order just do not call someone over and ask if your order is ready. To them it will seem like you are being rude and snotty. At first they will say it will be out soon, but if you keep asking repeatedly they will get annoyed and eventually scream at you. It is very easy, just wait patiently and the food will come to you.

                                                                         photo by: Fartre

Step #3
By this time your bowl of noodles is at your table and you are ready to dig in, but you realize the only utensil is chopsticks! The last time you used chopsticks was a very long time ago. You think to yourself, maybe I should just ask for a fork. But don't! That is the most horrible mistake you could make. This is what ticks of most Asians. My advice is even though you do not know how to use chopsticks, just act like you are using them. But when you get home it is advised that you learn so you will not get embarrassed in the future.

Step #4
If you eat the noodles and end up not liking it, do not complain to someone. When you complain at an Asian restaurant they will think you are have no experience and judge you heavily. Trust me you will feel really awkward when they stare and talk about you (especially if they are doing the ASIAN stare). It is best to just suck it up and pretend to like it. That way they will not judge you.

Step #5
The last step is how you handle the after aftermath of your meal. When you are asking for the check, you want to be as kind as chubby Asian bird. You do not just snap your fingers in the air like some kind of snotty person. You should try to make eye contact with the waitress/ waiter. At least then they will treat you with "some" respect.

There you have it, the 5 easy steps to eating a bowl of noodles at an Asian restaurant. Follow these simple steps and you will survive.

How to survive Minecraft

Minecraft is a great game that you can do almost any thing in. The way to survive in Minecraft is a simple and easy way to start you off.

Photo by: *ejk*

GET WOOD
Wood is probobly the best thing in the game (it's debatable). wood is so awesome that you can make many things like tools, charcoal (used to make torches), Stairs, ladders, doors, levers, pressure plates, and workbenches. Wood is also used for any thing imaginable that you can build.

BUILD SHELTER
The most important thing to do is to build shelter. The first house you build will just be for untill you build a better one. The monsters that come out at night will kill you if try to be Rambo so don't make a sword and armor first, get wood planks and build it up. (Side note) If you build a bed and a pillar thats atleast 5 bolcks high  and 2 blocks wide and place a bed the zombies cant get you, skeletons cant shoot at you and creepers wont blow up, in other words you're safe.

MAKE A WORKBENCH, FURNACE, AND CHESTS
A workbench is a great thing and a needed item to survive in Minecraft. The workbench lets you make almost everything in the game except the items the furnace makes, obsidian, and items you can mine/farm. The furnace lets you cook food and make charcoal, glass, and smelt iron and gold. you can do many more things with the furnace there are just some examples. Chests are important so you can store items that you don't need at the moment so you can pick other items up. To make a workbench you need 4 wood planks, Furnace 8  cobblestone, Chest 8 wood planks.

SEARCH UNDER GROUND FOR VALUABLE  RESOURCES
When you search for resources find a game made cave and search for blocks with little pieces of shiny things in it and mine it with the right tools so it doesn't disappear. the resources you can find are diamond, red stone, gold, iron, and coal. Iron is used to make tools, doors, buckets, and railroads. Diamond is used for Tools, armor, and a jukebox. red stone is used for electricity and weak torches. Gold is the weakest armor and weakest tools but is great for making powered rails. Coal is a great fuel for the furnace and good for torches.

DO WHATEVER YOU WANT
The whole point of Minecraft is to survive and do anything and every thing imaginable. Honestly any thing you can think of you an do it if you want an arena you make it. If you want an upside down house you build it. If you want to make a shrine to pandas you make it. If you want to make a gun that fires bullets they don't have that so maybe next time but, TNT does more damage and bows are much better


 Minecraft is not a story line game because you make your own story and that's why its the best game ever.

How To Survive An Unwanted Love

People these days don't know what “no” means. No means no! Sometimes people are too shy and caring to say no, but they give little hints. But for the people out there who don't understand that no means no, or they can't take a hint, this is a guide to survive someone like that asking you out.

Don’t Be Too Awesome 

Being flirtatious can get you a date you want to go out with, or curse you with a date you don’t want to spend five seconds with. If someone is asking you out, but you don’t want to go out with them, the first step is to not lead them on. When you are talking to them, don’t be too funny or too nice, because it can give them the idea that you have some interests for them, when you really don’t. If they like you for being yourself, then don’t be so much of that person that they want to be with. Tone the sweetness down, and give them a little hint with your attitude that you are not interested at all.

Stay Away From the Rain

            In Twilight, the first scene is Jacob (Taylor Lautner) in the rain, with his shirt off. In the movie theatre, all the girls, and some guys, were screaming because of how stunning he looked. It should be a fact, that all people look more attractive when wet. Especially in the rain, because when the rain is coming down and hits your body at the perfect time, it’s like angels singing in heaven. So on a rainy day, I suggest staying inside or pretend to be sick.

Give Them the Waterworks

            Most people don’t give up when you tell them no. If they keep bugging you, tell them that you just aren’t ready to be in a relationship, and that it has nothing to do with them, it is just ad timing. Tell them that you want to be the best possible girlfriend or boyfriend that you can be, and you aren’t ready to be that for anyone yet. If you were ever in a previous relationship, use that as an excuse. Tell them that you got very hurt in your last relationship and you aren’t mentally, emotionally, or physically ready to be in another committed relationship. Do whatever you have to do to get them to stop.

Say Goodbye

            Some guys or girls like to go all the way. They won’t stop asking until you say yes! For those people who are getting admired by people like that, just keep your distance. Try to avoid as much contact as possible with them. Don’t make it too obvious, but make sure to keep your distance in a friendly way. If they say hi, casually wave hello back, but no hugging or intimate gestures. Give them a fierce attitude that shows that you aren’t interested, and that you probably never will be.

It isn’t your fault for people wanting to desperately be with you. It is just the gift that God gave you. That gift can help you out with getting great “other-halves,” but it can also curse you with people you don’t like, constantly asking you out. If you stick to these how to survive rules, you won’t have to feel pressured to say yes, and be miserable with someone you don’t even have feelings for. Be as gentle as possible, but also be firm with them. If you stick with these rules, you’ll never have to date a loser again. Your welcome!

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How to survive the Tri-Wizard Tournament

Photo by Craig Grobler

In the magical realm, the Triwizard Tournament is a huge event of entertainment and games. The tournament is held between the three largest wizarding schools of Europe- Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Durmstrang Institute, and the Beauxbutons Academy of Magic. Accordingly, the very first tournament was held in 1294, and has been a huge part of the magical realm ever since. The Triwizard Tournament tests a single Champion from each school in challenges designed to test magical ability, intelligence and courage, which the Headmasters or Headmistresses of the competing schools will judge them on. Although the Tournament is extremely dangerous and it has been the downfall of some competitors, the winner will be given the Triwizard Cup and a grand prize. Will you be competing in the Triwizard Tournament?

1. Get Picked
If you did not yet know, you must be seventeen to compete, muggle. You could possibly pull a Harry Potter and have some evil villain randomly put it in for you, but chances are, that won't work too well. Each school competing may have one student compete for their school and the Goblet of Fire, is the judge. The Goblet of Fire picks the best student who has entered their name into the Goblet if it thinks they could handle the Tournament. If you're a wimpy, scared kid, the Goblet will probably think lowly of you and choose a wiser, more level headed student over you. It's just a known fact.

2. Use Your Wits
If there is one thing that will keep you alive and winning is using your wits. You will need to be both book and street smart when it comes to potions and spells. If you have wits, you might as well have won the Triwizard Cup already. If you don't know how to transfigure or how to make gillyweed, you're not getting anywhere in the tournament. Also, you have to know what you're doing. If you just walk into the challenge ready to wing it and don't have a game plan, don't even bother coming in 1st place because I guarantee that will not happen. Another thing is that you should pace yourself. If your next challenge is a maze, don't break out into a full run. I know you're a wizard and you can use magic, but that doesn't stop you from getting tired. You can run out of breath and be too weak to do a spell. It's just common sense.

3. Survive the 1st challenge
Obviously, this is a no-brainer. Apart from just staying alive, you need to get finished with the challenge first and show talent while doing so. The more spells and magic you show the judges, the more points and steps you get to winning the Triwizard Cup. If you are forced to pick something out of a bag, pick first! Don't be afraid to shove someone out of the way and say, "Sorry, I have to go first. My religion calls for it." While rummaging through the bag, avoid all pointy things and go for the smallish, smooth things, because if it's a dragon, and you're forced to pick the spiky one, it will probably be the dreaded Hungarian Horntail. Just saying. So go for the dragon, if dragons, with a soft touch because it will most likely be a Swedish Short-Snout, a Common Welsh Green, or a Chinese Fireball, which aren't as ferocious compared to the Horntail. Once that task is complete, you're ready for the next challenge.

4. Survive the 2nd Challenge
The second task in the Triwizard Tournament is even deadlier that the first. Alike the first challenge, you must work to impress the judges. If your second challenge is to dive deep into the Black Lake to retrieve something that was stolen, your best chance is to follow Step 2. Some potions such as gillyweed are easy to make and give you gills and webbed feet, if you're not afraid to steal materials out of Professor Snape's cabinet, of course. Or, you could use the Bubble-Head Charm which allows you to breath underwater, which is also quite simple if your fond of spells. I would personally choose to transfigure into a shark because if those horrid merpeople wenches try to attack you, you could bite them, which seems fun because I don't like them. Just stay aware of your surroundings and do not, under any circumstances, take someone else's possessions. You will get attacked by hundreds of ugly mermaids.

5. Final Challenge
The last and hardest challenge yet has approached. You've made it this far, so what's one more challenge? Don't be such a Squib, it isn't that bad. Just make your way to the Cup with caution and you're good as home. If you're in a maze, all you have to do is keep heading forward, stay alert, and never look back. Your best best is to go north, since the maze is likely to be in the middle. If you happen to bump into another champion, run away as fast as you can because alliances are bad. If you do though, and you both reach the Cup and you so happen to touch it at the same time, I wish you luck on your visit to the Dark Lord. If you listen, though, and you keep yourself paced and avoid all dangers, you will reach the Cup before the other champions.

I hope you enjoyed your time in the Triwizard Tournament, I really do. Glory, fame, and fortune are just a few of the perks of surviving the Triwizard Tournament.

How to Survive Four Siblings

Frozen Hell, a photo by greenfday69 on Flickr.

Having one brother and three sisters who are all older than you has its advantages. I would say that there are also a lot more disadvantages of having four siblings. Sometimes they make my life a living hell. To survive this terrible predicament you need to follow five easy steps.

Step 1. Do not complain about anything. It would only lead to more problems. When you complain, you get to hear some fun stories about how they had it worse. Do not complain about little insignificant things either. One of my sisters is like my second mother because she scolds you if you do something wrong. They will definitely scream at you for being such a whiny little baby.

Step 2. Stay out of their stuff. If you invade their property, they will find you. They'll chase you all over the place and harass you. The good thing about it is that they have to find out which of the other four took it and them make their life a living hell. In that little time they are trying to find the thief, return it as quietly and discretely as possible. Right now I am listening to my 20 year old sister scream and whine about her missing chocolate. Apparently someone took it and she is screaming, "Where is my chocolate, I want my chocolate, GIVE ME MY CHOCOLATE!" Good thing I didn't take it. I believe one of my other sisters ate it. My sister who took it likes chocolate a lot so it probably wasn't safe to leave it where she could find it. It was cookies n cream so I understand why is going insane in the membrane.

Step 3. Don't make your siblings mad. They will eventually get back for what you did. The bad thing is that they can also hold stuff from you. One of my sisters was going to take me to the movies and one day I made her angry. Then she said she wasn't going to take me and we started fighting. Don't worry, it was only verbal.

Step 4. Strike back. If your siblings (mostly guys) starts to punch and beat you up, strike back. Or verbally beat them up. This is usually the result of you being ignorant and not following step 3. So it's all your fault. You got to make sure they don't mess with you again. Avoid being the one who gets pinned down because you are going to have a hard time getting back in control. Make sure you go for the head, that gives a pleasing cry of pain. Just make sure you aren't the one getting hit in the head.

Step 5. Watch out when you sleep. Many times one of my sisters has come into my room while I was asleep, shaken my bed, and yell, "EARTHQUAKE, EARTHQUAKE!" It's not very amusing. My brother, who is 27, has another method of waking me up. He gets on my bed, starts jumping up and down, and then drops himself on top of me. It is really bad for me since he is twice my height. Sometimes my mom doesn't even tell them to wake me up. They just do it because they feel like messing with me. They also take stuff from you while you are sleeping. One of my sisters took something away from me around fall and I barely got it back a couple of weeks ago. It made me angry because I was going crazy trying to find it. That is a good time to put Step 4 into motion.

It shouldn't be so bad but since I am the youngest, they all pick on me the most. Sometimes I think they get together and plan to mess with me. That is when I put Step 4 into action. I'll make their life a living hell.

How to survive Disneyland

Imagine you see little kids dressed up in their disney costumes. Long lines every where for a ride that last only two minutes. Also a beautiful princess castle that lights up at night. Don't forget it's called the "Happiest place on Earth".

Eat out of the park!
First thing you should do is eat because their food doesn't taste that "magical"  and not to mention pricey. For exaple a slice of pizza and water bottle ten dollars. Anyways there's different fastfood places by there like Mcdonalds.

You don't have to dress for sucess.
Second wear the right clothes some girls act like their going to meet their dream men so they wear skirts and dresses. So a good thing to do is not wear skirts or dresses because you could get wet on some rides.

Roll with a group
Third you should bring a group friend to keep you company because sometimes there could be long lines.Sometimes it could be awkward if you only bring one friend. So I  suggest  bringing 10-15 friends to make things more magical.

 Extra money
Fourth most of the time people go once a year so bringing extra money would be smart. For things like mickey ears, jackets,lollipops,and more.

Pictures last longer
 Lastly take pictures because you might want to remember your times at Disneyland. It's also good to take pictures to show further generations.

Just follow my rules and you'll have the time of your life.

Photo by: Open threads

Group projects

I have no strong opinion group projects. They are helpful and hurtful in in great groups and horrible groups.

The worst group to be in is with your friends because they will probably talk all the time until the last minute and put all the stress on you. the good thing about being with your friends is that you get to talk while the smartest one in the group does all the work.

Group projects are good because they keep you social with other people besides your friends. they also are not swell because the people you most likely want to work with are people you never talked to ever.

Overall the group projects depends on the group's attitude and the effort. Group projects can be either.

Foreign Music.

Lately i've been listening to various Latin, Scandinavian, and Bluegrass types of music, and thought it'd be cool to share. These kinds of music consist of various fiddles, flutes, and variations of everything usable to make a grand symphony of Latin beats, hearty Scandinavian vocals, or methodic Bluegrass fiddle. To me, they're much better than today's repetitive and common found music, you know, the kind found on radios?

It seems Europe has a much more advanced cultural music system, and the fact that they're able to be so diverse with their musical tastes baffles me, it's as if conformism doesn't exist within music there! Not to mention the amount of past influence on their music, it's almost as if you're stepping into another time.

Perhaps the most mystical to me is the Latin music, it's absolutely the most dream-walking music i've ever heard, the foreign vocals make me want to memorize them, which I do believe I have, and the...you'll just have to hear it for yourself.

Warning: Slightly NSFW.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKF3ps4nH2o&feature=related

The second type, and as said most hearty is the more 'viking' related music i've been listening to, this one consists of a hard guitar background and Norwegian-Dutch vocals telling the story of Vulgaris Magistralis, a historical Viking character.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reOLeLX0Q9U

And the third I was talking about, is a more Irish-feeling Bluegrass consisting of a talented fiddle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYGUL71cyK4

Whether you like them or not, you can notice the culture in each one of these songs, the past seems to directly effect everything now-a-days, just like the U.S being a completely diverse country, yet we cannot seem to solve the reason why we have the same common and repetitive, non-cultural music. Is it because we're so diverse? You would think that'd make us have diverse music.

P.S Hi.

Alone is The Way

I hate the library. I always get yelled at and I can never find my way around. And it seems like every time I have a group assignment at school, I end up having to work at the library for hours to finish the project in time. I think that group work is just a headache. In general, group work is bad, but there are some cases where group work is good. But overall, it’s BAD!

            Your ideas help you know what kind of person you are, and how can you express your artistry and your ideas when the person you are working with is a little crazy in the brain and has insane, bad ideas. When I first hear about an assignment, I picture what mine is going to look in my head. And even though the finishing piece isn’t exactly he same, it’s pretty close. But how can you get close that amazing image in your head if your partner is being GODZILLA and destroying your image? It is hard to mesh two things together, and that’s exactly what group work does. It makes you mesh two things together that aren’t meant to be combined.

            Aside from the badness of the final assignment, group work causes a lot of stress. Yes group work can relieve stress because you have someone to leave on when you are confused or need help, but it also can put stress on you because people slacking of and making it harder for you to do your job.

            People take group work for granted. They think of it as a way to get out of doing all the work on their own assignment, but they leave you with all the work. Group work can be good though. It can give you some extra help, and give you someone to count on, but it can also leave you the person who is being walked all over, the person that gets stuck doing all the work. Don’t be that person. Just say no to group work.

Be Independent.

Photo by isbg6

Ahh, group work. Several individuals coming together to create a common goal of success. Wrong! Teachers think it's the best invention next to the ruler, but in truth, it's the worst next to silence. Honestly, group work is the worst idea ever. I really don't like it at all. It just let's it be okay for people to copy off the smarter, more educated kids. Plus, group work is just another way for teachers to take a break and not have to teach you for a good 30 minutes or so.

At first, when a teacher announces group work, it could go wrong in two ways. The first way is when you don't get to pick your own group and it's assigned already. Usually, people you don't fraternize with or don't mingle with will be your partners. That's never fun. A second way it could go wrong is if you do get to pick your own group, but you get absolutely nothing done because your group won't participate, resulting in a last minute finish. That's never good. Group work is just a sad excuse for class and if I got to choose, I'd just work by myself.

There is always at least one person who actually tries and does work in groups, and that person is usually me. I don't know if there is someone else in a group I've ever worked with who went, "Wow, I'm the only one working in this group!", because it's probably inaccurate. Lately, ever since I've been placed in advanced classes, I've discovered that a lot of these kids in my classes actually do their work and not rely on me. In 6th grade, where you aren't in a class based on grades, but where you're all jumbled up, we had group reading circles. Worst idea ever. We get to choose what book we read, so usually you and your friends try to get the same book. In reading circles, we read a few chapter of a book daily and wrote what we read about. Everyone read (or said they did), but nobody wanted to write the sentences! They'd just sit back and make someone else do it, and everyday it was usually me and this other person.

Looking back, I realize I now hate that book we read in our little book clubs all because of that little experience I had reading it. I don't usually loathe a book, but that one was an exception, and I don't even remember the title. Group work is a torture device inflicted on children. I really hope that the future generation doesn't have to have group work because overall, I think solo work doesn't give kids a chance to cheat, thus making them smarter. Also, I think if they don't have to rely on team member's end of the project, they can learn skills to become more independent.

Waste of my Time

                                                                      Photo by: lumaxart

X mark by me

Group projects in my opinion are a waste of time. Studies say that when people work in groups they get more agitated. So they mess around and procrastinate, and most likely they don't do the best to their potential. The idea of group projects is to combine the strengths of few and make an amazing project. But if people in the group mess around and never accomplish anything, then what is the point of having group projects. It is just a waste of time; I would rather work by myself.

The thing that makes me tick is when your group plans to work on the project. Planning for a day to work on it is stressful and can lead to fighting. Some people might pick one day and the other person might pick another day. If you work alone you could work on the project any day you want, instead of wasting time in a group.

Another thing is when you work with your friends. When friends work they get more excited, because group projects are different from the everyday independent studies. No offense to my friends but when we work together we end up laughing at something (like at a certain book). When we keep laughing and having fun we end up procrastinating and waiting for the last day to do the project. It is better to work by yourself, at least then you will get more work done.

Another thing that bugs me is how a group of intelligent people work together and end up working at a much slower pace. I believe the source of this is fighting among minds. Less intelligent people do not care that much about the project, so they just go with the first idea. Smarter people actually care about their grade so they debate on which is the better idea. It would be more efficient for the more intellectual people to work alone. 

As you can see working in group projects can lead to fighting among friends, working at slower paces, and planning issues. It would be better off to work by yourself, it is much more sufficient.

Don't lower the drinking age.

 The age to drink is 21 if we lower it more deaths and higher death rates will occur in our country. Many times people commit suicide because they don't like them selfs.Alcohol makes you fat, especially since there still teens if the drinking age is lowered they would hate themselves more and they would kill them selfs.

 If it is lowered the 18 year old people who just learned how to drive start to drink. If new divers are drunk driving there is going to be deaths by car crash. I am not saying that the more experienced drivers wont get in a crash if there drunk but the new drivers are more likely to.

People say there gonna do it anyway so lower it. Well if we lower it the younger audiences at 16 will do the same thing that the 18 year old are doing so that plan fails.

The drinking age is a law and people trying to change it and I don't see why. the age to drink is fine by me but that is just me a Junior High student who has been "brainwashed" about a lot of things so take it from this person Here and then you'll see.

group work

There's people that love being alone and/or hanging with a group. I for one don't like being alone so I think group work can be actually fun. One thing I like about it is how you get to probably make new friends if you don't get to choose the group. I like group work when its with people you don't know because it helps you know how there work efforts are.

Second working alone is so boring and awkward. Working with other people helps my creative juice flowing. I'm guessing that's how 55 men could work together to make the constitution. In my experience teamwork has been amazayn. Like this year for history we had to do a poster for the north,south, and west. You could choose being alone or group but I choose group and my partners had equal amount of work and got a good grade.

There was just one bad experience with group work, last year we had to dissect a frog with are table group. Didn't turn out good because nobody wanted to disect anything and they were laughing. Then I had to take out all the nasty parts.

So my overall perspective is group work is briliam.

photo by:Sean macentee

People Suck

Group work, a photo by sparklefish on Flickr.

That picture above is a complete lie. Working in groups is one of the most dreaded plagues ever bestowed upon mankind. Why are people so horrible? To not be a victim of bad group work don't work with your good friends. Sometimes you still have partners that are terrible because they are lazy, uncooperative, or just plain stupid.

I was not being very bright one day and decided to work with some of my good friends a couple of years ago. That was not good. I was trying to do work and get the job done while they were messing around. They kept talking to themselves and laughing. When they finally actually start helping out they were slow and kept making some idiotic mistakes (it's not my fault that I have big expectations). They weren't taking this project seriously at all. They made so stressed out because the time to turn in our project was almost coming and they were still laughing like it was some big joke. Our teacher told us to write about how it went and turn in or answer to her. I wrote about my terrible experience and she told me that she really liked my answer.

It's not fair. Some people sit there doing nothing staring into space while one person does all the work. I'm not the only one that it happens to, "there is always one person who screws up the group."I have been in that position and it sucks a lot. It makes my blood boil and makes me think of a lot nasty and bad things about those lazy people. If they do participate they come up with the dumbest ideas ever and end up screwing it up. Another frustrated person says, "it makes my life a living hell." Makes me wonder how 55 guys worked together to make our constitution and no blood was shed.

I'm not saying that there should be no more group work. Some partners actually do work and do a good job. The only problem is that there is only a handful of that kind of people. I would rather work by myself. People these days are cruel and inconsiderate. I change my mind, there should be no more group work.

Lower the drinking age?

Photo by AlyKat

A controversy that has been hanging over everyone's head lately is the issue of whether the drinking age should be lowered or not. Many people think that lowering the age could just possibly save millions of lives while others beg to differ. They know that teens drink anyway, so why not? They also think that kids 18 and over can drink, with the exception of a drinkers' learning permit. I believe this is all a terrible idea and it should remain at the steady age of 21. Lowering it can cause absolutely nothing and a tremendous amount of time is wasted on this issue. It's pointless and shouldn't be tampered with.

One reason I see how legal drinking can't fix anything is how when some people won't care if it's law or not and they'll do it anyway. Thus further damaging what's left of our society. Another thing that makes it bad is that most eighteen year old kids drive, and if drinking at their age is made legal, they will find some way to abuse it. Possibly resulting in them going overboard and driving after they've been drinking. I see this just as a way to make it okay to have colleges parties where heavy amounts of liquor are involved.

Parents who allow their government to lower the age are basically signing their child's death certificate. It's also quite hypocritical because parents nowadays want their child to have nothing with alcohol, but once the government says it's okay and it is not illegal anymore, will they say it's okay? Will they let their child be able to drink, with a learning permit or being of age? Most likely because their child can't get in trouble theoretically for it.

Yes, it's true how some articles claim this could possibly the thing that saves kid's lives. It can't save someone's life if they drink constantly or over the limit and it starts to corrode their internal organs. I don't see how that helps at all because it solves absolutely nothing. The idea of lowering the age doesn't help our economy out so why invest all this time and effort into something that will probably be removed, because some abuse it, or at least will cause serious damage in the world later on. Personally, I think the drinking age should remain at 21.

Kept at 21

The debate of drinking has been going on for many years. This has been in the mind of many highly respected professors and the people. Some of them say that the drinking age should be lowered. They think that the age restriction for drinking should be lowered, and have a license for drinking. Others say that the drinking age should stay at 21. In my opinion the drinking age should stay at 21. Keeping it at 21 could save lives and save young adults from making bad choices. Also there is no reason to change the drinking age, it is just a waste of people’s time.

One example of keeping the drinking age at 21 is that it will saves a lot more lives. Whereas if you lower it to 18 then more people will suffer death at the hands of drinking. An organization called the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that ever since the age for drinking has been raised to 21, 800 more lives have been saved. 800 lives may not be a lot, but it is an amazing amount when dealing with drunk driving. Just think if the age requirement for drinking was lowered to 18 then 800 lives will be lost from this world. 

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Another example of this is how you look. Some people are 14, but they look like 18. If you lower the drinking age to 18, then more people like 14 and 15 year olds. Those teenagers look like 18 and will be able to buy beer without anyone knowing. A lot of teenagers look like 18, but they certainly do not look like 21. So if the age limit was 21 then more teenagers will not look like they can drink.

The people who want the drinking age to be lowered to 18 say that if we have the age limit at 21, it just promotes drinking in fraternity houses. But actually if the age is dropped to 18 then more people in college will drink because they think they won’t get in trouble. Also they say that it could be fatal for the people in college to drink, but it does not matter they will always drink. You might as well keep it at 21. At least then some people will stop drinking until they are 21.